A man was kicked unconscious in a fight outside a Harold Hill pub last week. The altercation happened outside The Alderman pub, Dartfields between 8 and 8.11pm on Wednesday January 31. A 31-year-old man from Harold Hill suffered a serious cut to the back
Jamie Clapham has tipped Ipswich Town to claim at least a point from their trip to Arsenal on Saturday - if they can reproduce their form of last weekend. The Blues crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leeds United at Portman Road but midfielder Clapham was
Two former councillors allegedly ripped off their own council of thousands of pounds in housing benefits while using a flat in Braintree, a court heard. The former Labour councillors got between £7,000 and £10,000 in extra benefits over a nine-year period
Police in Ongar have launched a new scheme aimed at providing reassurance for anyone living alone who suffers a medical emergency. Known as Message in a Bottle, the scheme is the result of a partnership between Neighbourhood Watch and Essex County Council
An elderly woman died from burn injuries caused by sitting too close to an electric fire. An inquest at Colchester Coroner's Court heard 92-year-old Evelyn Reach, of Captains Road in West Mersea, had a history of ill health. She had been looked after
A second man has been charged with murder after the discovery of a man's body in a cupboard. Steven Sullivan, 39, of Byng Close, Thorpe, who faced a charge of concealing the body of Justin Chant, has been charged with his murder. The charges follow the
Heavy rain at the weekend decimated the Thundermite League programme. All divisions saw games cancelled and some age groups saw the whole league programme cancelled. In the games that did get played there was some hot shooting going on. Wright bagged
Brentwood's game on Saturday was meant to have been a rearranged fixture with visitors Southend for the game cancelled on January 20, due to the icy condition of the pitch. However, the League's organisers deemed that as all the League's matches were
Southend United legend Ian Benjamin will make an emotional return to Blues this week on the training field. Shrimpers boss David Webb has called on the help of his former hitman to give the Third Division club's current crop of players a masterclass in
Sarah D'Silva (year 11), and Karen Boyling (year 11), who were key members of the Under 15 squad that won the National Championship in 2000, have stepped up and are now playing at Under 17 level. Sarah and Karen featured prominently in Essex's recent
At Lake Meadows, Billericay, John Whitehead didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he netted his only bite of the day, a 7-0-0 Pike and to add insult to injury the fish didn't count under the match rules. Vic Law was the one to benefit from Whitehead's
Witham recorded an excellent win at Spa Road on Tuesday, and the victory moved them further towards the leading pack in Division Three. A downpour about an hour before kick off time made the pitch very wet, but the referee decided to play the game, and
A Wickford-based bakery has been fined more than £16,000 for breaching food hygiene regulations. Alexander's Bakery in the town centre's Willowdale Centre was prosecuted by Basildon District Council's Environmental Health department after a series of
Opportunist thieves are believed to have taken advantage of a front door being left open by mistake to steal £180 pension money as an elderly couple slept in their Harold Hill home. The pair, aged 88 and 94, awoke to find the money missing from the Charlbury
The driver of a car which hit a horse and rider, killing both, could do nothing to avoid the collision, an inquest heard. Horserider Samantha White, 24, of Kingsbury Close, Marks Tey, died from multiple injuries after the horse she was riding, Bubba,
Some of Colchester's most lavish areas have pockets of deep deprivation and poverty, it has been revealed. In two months' time, the newly-established Anti-Poverty Forum will hold its first meeting and report back on its findings so far. Profiles on each
A firefighter has died after collapsing on duty at Colchester Fire Station. Mark Allen, 45, who had served with the brigade for about 20 years, was pronounced dead at the town's hospital after colleagues' efforts to revive him failed. Station Officer
Country-dwellers living near Ongar and North Weald are being urged to march on the capital in protest at the erosion of rural communities. A coach for the Countryside March in Hyde Park will be leaving from Moreton at 8am on Sunday, March 18. Local organisers
Essex has been mopping up after some of the worst floods in years - but forecasters have warned of more heavy rain to come. The sun was shining today (Friday) after a night of frost and temperatures as low as minus one, but Met Office advice is not to
Table-topping manager Mark McGhee was the most relieved man in the ground after watching his title-chasing Millwall squad chalk-up a League double over plucky Colchester United on Tuesday. "We've never been put under so much pressure this season as Colchester
The panic button has not been hit by officials at the Jewson League yet, even though they have lost 70 soccer matches in two months to the weather. League secretary Bruce Badcock confirmed 33 premier division games were postponed in December and January
Benefit fraudsters in the Basildon area are being forced to think again thanks to a new initiative aiming to crack down on people trying to cheat the system. The project combines the talents of Basildon Council's benefit team together with the Benefits
On Valentines Day don't let your heart rule your head and get duped by bogus charity collectors - that is the message from Basildon Council. The council gets reports around Valentine's Day of people selling roses and claiming the proceeds go to charity
War veterans from across Essex were expected to gather at Chelmsford Crematorium yesterday (Thursday) for the funeral of High Ongar British Legion standard bearer Arthur Blowes. Mr Blowes, who was found dead in a river in Chelmsford two weeks ago, was
The National Under 19 Badminton championships last weekend, at Bath Sports and Leisure Centre, saw Simon Hardcastle, a pupil at The Billericay School, become the youngest winner of the Men's Singles' title. Still only 16, Simon was seeded fourth for the
George Burley has failed in his bid to land a mystery seven-figure Premiership player. The Ipswich Town boss confirmed his offer - thought to be for Manchester United starlet Mark Wilson - had been rejected. Another player thought to have caught Burley's
